diff --git a/components/studio/bin/hab-studio.ps1 b/components/studio/bin/hab-studio.ps1
index 5aab8a2ea9..a5f4540846 100644
--- a/components/studio/bin/hab-studio.ps1
+++ b/components/studio/bin/hab-studio.ps1
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ function Remove-Studio {
     } else {
         if(Test-Path $HAB_STUDIO_ROOT) {
             Write-HabInfo "Destroying Studio at $HAB_STUDIO_ROOT"
-            Remove-Item $HAB_STUDIO_ROOT -Recurse -Force
+            Get-ChildItem $HAB_STUDIO_ROOT -Recurse | Remove-Item -force -Recurse
+            Remove-Item $HAB_STUDIO_ROOT
         }
     }
 }